It can be easy to spend a whole trip hanging out with other travellers, but wasn’t the point of travel to experience other cultures? This section shows you how to connect with locals.

We all know that we should travel lightly, so why are we there at the last minute trying to stuff whatever will fit into our travel bag? This section shows you how to travel with less.

Some people write, some people photograph� one traveller I met recorded sound-bites of everywhere he went. This article guides you to create a travel memoir that is uniquely yours.

Deepen your understanding of a place before you go.

What and how you can take and move food around the world. Also differences with cultures and their understanding of etiquette with food.

Learn how to keep healthy and fit on the road. Tips on exercising in your hotel room, healthy dining out, how to deal with illness, etc.

New to Independent Travel? This will help.

Magazines for the independent traveler.

Where do you want to go, and what do you want to do? This section will take your purpose for travelling and translate it into specific locations and goals for your trip.

Organizations that offer alternative travel opportunities to the independent traveler.